Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Around Ohio, utility bills are climbing and the strain families are feeling could help decide November’s election. To voters, utility bills are a straightforward problem: higher is bad. Although that equation is simple, untangling the forces driving bills higher is anything but. Policies at the state and federal level play a significant role, as do […]
The Bulwark, a media organization made up largely of former Republicans who oppose President Donald Trump, is holding a live event in Dayton, Ohio on Friday. Proceeds will benefit the Haitian Support Center in nearby Springfield. That city’s Haitian community has grown rapidly in recent years as people have fled chaos and hunger in their […]
On Aug. 27, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the details of a $16.7 million no-bid contract with Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, KY, for the purchase for their agents of 6,000 pairs of wearable gloves that are designed to deliver painful electric shocks. The gloves, which the manufacturer, calls “Conductive Distraction and Deescalation Devices,” […]
In July, 2026 CNBC named Ohio as the top-ranked state for business in the United States. But looking at other Ohio rankings, the results can be different, very different. Examining state rankings over time can give us an idea of how standards of living have changed. The Republican party of Ohio has dominated state government […]
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
2026 is already the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. Four people died over the last month in Pennsylvania amid an ongoing outbreak in the state, which had not seen a measles-related death in at least 35 years. All four victims, including two infants, were […]
In the wake of devastating flash floods triggered by glacial collapse in the Himalayas, Nepal is demanding climate reparations from polluter countries as it embarks upon the grueling process of rebuilding. Over 1,400 bodies have been recovered from the disaster, with around 6,000 others still missing. Nepal’s government estimates that the cost of infrastructure reconstruction […]
On Monday, the South African delegation to the United Nations, in collaboration with Progressive International and the Hague Group, hosted an event in honor of the U.N. Charter at the historic Riverside Church in New York City, less than a day before the U.N. General Assembly convened for its 81st annual session. We play excerpts […]
The annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly opened this week in New York City. On its opening day, President Trump in his address to all 193 U.N. member states threatened to annihilate Iran. “This is probably a new low in U.N. history,” says Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joining […]
Trump Calls for the Annihilation of Iran at the U.N. General Assembly, Fighting in Yemen Leaves 169 People Dead, as Houthis and Gov’t Troops Clash Along the Red Sea Coast, Netanyahu and Mamdani Trade Attacks Ahead of U.N. General Assembly, Lula Warns Against Foreign Interference in Brazil’s Election at U.N. General Assembly, GOP Sen. John […]
Reading the World is a remarkable new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching connected literacy to critical thinking and democratic participation. It draws on rare archival footage of 1960s Brazil and weaves together the memories of farmers, students and educators who took part in Freire’s culture circles, his […]
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